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The Mods

(The Norwegian band "MODS" have also been labeled as The Mods, which causes confusion.) CORRECTION:
This particular band named The Mods (which is a band from Japan) did not record "You've Got Another Think Coming" that song was recorded in 1966 on the PECK Record label by The Mods (from Toledo, Ohio). Please correct your tags!
The Mods 「ザ・モッズ」are a Japanese punk rock band, formed in 1974. The band consists of 森山達也(Tatsuya Moriyama - Vocals and Guitar), 苣木寛之(Hiroyuki Chisaki - Guitar and Vocals), and 北里晃一(Koichi Kitazato - Bass).(ex member 梶浦雅裕(Masahiro Kajiura - Drums))

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TMG

Also known as Tak Matsumoto Group. TMG was a supergroup formed in Japan in 2004 as a side-project of of B'z guitarist 松本孝弘 and comprised almost entirely of American performers. The group's recording line-up consisted of Tak Matsumoto, vocalist Eric Martin (Mr. Big), bassist/vocalist Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees) and drummer Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ball). Tichy was replaced by Chris Frazier for the subsequent "Dodge The Bullet" tour.

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LM.C

LM.C is a rock band from Japan. Members:
Vo. Maya ( ｓｉｎｎｅｒｓ (as a guitarist)→ 雅-MIYAVI- (support, as a guitarist) → LM.C )
Gu. Aiji ( ＫＡＬＥＮ → Pierrot → LM.C )
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Ba. Ikuo / Ken
Dr. Death-O / Yuya
Key. JAYKAY / Jun
VJ. DENKI-MAN LM.C was founded by Maya in Tokyo,Japan , a support guitarist for musician Miyavi in the support band Ishihara Gundan (Ishihara being Miyavi's real last name, Gundan means 'brigade' or 'army' in Japanese) and a guitarist in his own band, Sinners. While still with Miyavi, maya and other support members also played live shows as LM.

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New Century Electro Rock

boybands with lickable members

New Century electro-rock

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Dip

Dip is the name for six different bands. 1.) An alternative rock band from Japan that formed in 1991. (dip with a lower case d)
2.) A Japanese visual kei band that formed in 2005 (dip with a lower case d)
3.) A power pop band from the United Kingdom.
4.) A D.I.Y. psychedelic and progressive indie band from South Florida, 1996-2000.
5.) Experimental drum and sample group from Reykjavík,Iceland.(Jónsi from Sigur Rós sings in one song
'Skyscraper Heart' calling himself Frakkur)

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Heath

Heath is a self-titled solo project from X JAPAN's bassist, Morie Hiroshi , a Japanese artist born January 22, 1968, in Amagasaki, Japan. When Heath was a member of X JAPAN he released two solo albums: "Heath" (1995) and "Meikyu No Lovers" (1996). Аfter the disbanding of X JAPAN he presented the third album "Gang Age Cubist" (1998), and the singles "Crack Yourself", "Treasure Land " and "Traitor".

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POLYSICS

POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits.

Heartless

1) Hardcore punk band from Pittsburgh, PA. 2) Hard rock band from Tampa, FL. 3) Visual kei band from Japan. Please use the tag ?????. 4) Black metal band from China. 5) Metalcore band from Ontario, Canada. 6) Pop punk band from New Bedford, MA.
Further info: 2) Heartless is a hard rock/hair metal band formed in Tampa in the late 80s and performed together for several years. Through the later 90s, the band transformed and became 'Kenne McGey and Lefty' and are still active in local Tampa scene.

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Vamps

There are at least 2 bands/artists with the name Vamps. 1) VAMPS is a Japanese rock unit by Hyde (lead vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel) and K.A.Z (guitarist of Oblivion Dust, hide with Spread Beaver and Spin Aqua). HYDE and K.A.Z have been working together since HYDE's third solo album FAITH, which was released in 2006. In early spring 2008, they announced the name-change for HYDE's solo project - and officially formed a band. One of the reasons being to give more credit to K.A.Z for his work. Thus VAMPS was born.

Blast

Blast is Known as 10 different artists:
1) A Japanese Indies rock band from Nagoya. They formed in 2001 out of the ashes of Lamiel and disbanded in 2004.
Vo: 維那 (Yuina) (Lustair → Lamiel → Blast)
Gu: 依織 (Iori) (Phobia → Lamiel → Blast → siva → cocklobin)
Ba: 秀朗 (Hiderou) (Another you → Theia → Lamiel → Blast)
Dr: 響 (Hibiki) (ORPHEE → Lapse → Another you → kein → Blast → GULLET → Rick → The Studs)

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not a piece of some cheap jrock crap

avant-progressive rock

Great Artists Who Share the Same Name as Very Shitty Bands and Always Have Their Image Replaced By The Shitty Band On Last FM

contemporary classical

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THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S is a japanese rock band formed on August 24, 2011. The band is formed by Ricky (Dasein,RIDER CHIPS) as vocalist, kazuya and SHUN. (ex. FANATIC◇CRISIS) as guitarists, ZERO (ex. D'espairsRay) as bassist and TSUKASA (ex. D'espairsRay) at drums. For now, the band has only released one album, A BEGINNING FROM THE END.. THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S made their debut on December 1 at the stylish wave GENERATION event.

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